Air conditioner control method, control screen, air conditioner and readable storage medium

Abstract

The invention relates to an air conditioner control method, a control screen, an air conditioner and a readable storage medium, the air conditioner comprises a plurality of indoor units, the indoor units correspond to a plurality of control ends, the control ends are used for controlling the indoor units, and the indoor units are configured to selectively participate in a centralized control mode. The method comprises the steps that in response to a triggering operation for a target control on a target control end in a plurality of control ends, a control instruction is sent to the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode in a plurality of indoor units, so that the corresponding indoor units are controlled. According to the indoor unit centralized control method and device, the target control end can be used for simply and effectively controlling other indoor units participating in centralized control, and mode conflicts among the multiple indoor units can be avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air conditioners, and in particular to a control method for an air conditioner, a control panel, an air conditioner, and a readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] In order to continuously meet people's requirements for living comfort, air conditioners have more and more functions. For example, a multi-split air conditioner has multiple indoor units. Due to individual differences, different indoor units may operate in different working modes. However, different working modes have different requirements for outdoor units, making it impossible for multi-split air conditioners to balance the needs of different users. Therefore, how to better control air conditioners is a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to overcome the problems existing in the related art, the present disclosure provides a control method of an air conditioner, a control panel, an air conditioner and a readable storage medium.

[0004] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a control method of an air conditioner is provided, wherein the air conditioner comprises a plurality of indoor units, the plurality of indoor units correspond to a plurality of control terminals, the control terminals are used to control the indoor units, and the plurality of indoor units are configured to selectively participate in a centralized control mode, the method comprising: In response to a trigger operation on a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals, a control instruction is sent to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor unit.

[0005] Optionally, the centralized control mode has an on state and an off state on the control end, and when the centralized control mode is in the on state, the indoor unit is configured to participate in the centralized control mode.

[0006] Optionally, the control end is a control panel, and the control panel is connected to the indoor unit to control the indoor unit; or The control end is an application plug-in, and the application plug-in is used to wirelessly control the indoor unit.

[0007] Optionally, the air conditioner is a multi-split air conditioner, the control panel is the control panel of the multi-split air conditioner, the multi-split air conditioner also includes an outdoor unit, the outdoor unit is connected to the multiple indoor units, and each of the indoor units is connected to at least one corresponding control panel.

[0008] Optionally, the application plug-in is provided on a target application of a mobile terminal, and the target account corresponding to the target application is bound to the multiple indoor units.

[0009] Optionally, in response to a trigger operation on a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals, sending a control instruction to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor unit includes: In response to a trigger operation on a first designated control on the target control terminal, a full-on control instruction is sent to the indoor units among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to instruct the corresponding indoor units to enter a power-on state.

[0010] Optionally, the full-on control instruction includes a power-on instruction and / or a first operation mode, and the first operation mode is a mode in which the target indoor unit corresponding to the target control terminal was operated last time when the target indoor unit was turned off.

[0011] Optionally, the full-on control instruction includes a power-on instruction and / or a second operation mode, and the second operation mode is a mode in which the target indoor unit corresponding to the target control terminal is currently running.

[0012] Optionally, in response to a trigger operation on a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals, sending a control instruction to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor unit includes: In response to a trigger operation on a second designated control on the target control terminal, a full-off control instruction is sent to the indoor units among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to instruct the corresponding indoor units to enter a shutdown state.

[0013] Optionally, the centralized control mode of the target control terminal is in an open state.

[0014] Optionally, a third designated control is provided on each of the control terminals, and the third designated control is used to control the switch state of the centralized control mode.

[0015] Optionally, the method further comprises: Acquire characteristic parameters of a target indoor unit associated with the target control terminal; Determining target operating parameters using a target algorithm for the characteristic parameters, the target operating parameters including a predicted operating mode of the target indoor unit; The sending of control instructions to the indoor units among the plurality of indoor units that participate in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor units includes: A control instruction including the target operating parameter is sent to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, so as to control the corresponding indoor unit based on the target operating parameter.

[0016] Optionally, the method further comprises: It is determined that the target control terminal is in an offline state, and a first algorithm is used as the target algorithm, where the first algorithm is a built-in algorithm of the target indoor unit.

[0017] Optionally, the first algorithm is implemented by a first prediction model in the target control terminal, and the determining the target operating parameter by using the target algorithm for the characteristic parameter includes: The characteristic parameters are input into the first prediction model to obtain the target operating parameters.

[0018] Optionally, the characteristic parameter includes historical operation data, and the determining the target operation parameter by using a target algorithm for the characteristic parameter further includes: The target operation parameter is determined according to the historical operation data, wherein the historical operation data includes an operation mode adopted by the target indoor unit during the previous operation.

[0019] Optionally, the method further comprises: Determine that the target control terminal is in a networked state, and use a second algorithm as the target algorithm, wherein the second algorithm is a built-in algorithm of the server; The step of determining the target operating parameter by using a target algorithm for the characteristic parameter includes: Sending the characteristic parameter to the server, and instructing the server to determine a target operating parameter corresponding to the characteristic parameter according to the second algorithm; Receive the target operating parameters sent by the server.

[0020] Optionally, the characteristic parameter includes a target identifier of the target indoor unit, and sending the characteristic parameter to the server to instruct the server to determine a target operating parameter corresponding to the characteristic parameter according to the second algorithm includes: Determining that a user triggers a first control, sending the characteristic parameter to the server, and instructing the server to search for a target operating parameter corresponding to the target identifier, wherein the first control is a control related to a custom algorithm; Receive the target operating parameters sent by the server.

[0021] Optionally, sending the characteristic parameter to the server and instructing the server to determine a target operating parameter corresponding to the characteristic parameter according to the second algorithm includes: Determine that the user triggers a second control, send the characteristic parameter to the server, and instruct the server to input the characteristic parameter into a second prediction model to obtain the target operating parameter, wherein the second control is a control related to the model algorithm; Receive the target operating parameters sent by the server.

[0022] Optionally, the target operating parameter also includes a first control parameter; The sending of control instructions to the indoor units among the plurality of indoor units that participate in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor units includes: A control instruction including the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter is sent to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, so as to control the corresponding indoor unit based on the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter, wherein the first control parameter includes at least one of temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle.

[0023] Optionally, the sending a control instruction to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor unit further includes: Send a control instruction including the predicted operation mode to the indoor units among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, and instruct the corresponding indoor units to respectively obtain second control parameters corresponding to the predicted operation mode, and control the corresponding indoor units based on the predicted operation mode and the second control parameters, wherein the second control parameters include at least one of temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle.

[0024] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a control panel is provided, wherein the control panel is configured to implement the steps of the air conditioner control method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

[0025] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an air conditioner is provided, comprising the control panel described in the second aspect.

[0026] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a mobile terminal is provided, comprising an application plug-in, wherein the application plug-in is arranged on a target application on the mobile terminal, and the application plug-in is configured to implement the steps of the air conditioner control method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

[0027] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which computer program instructions are stored. When the program instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the air conditioner control method provided by the first aspect of the present disclosure are implemented.

[0028] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, comprising a computer program, which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the air conditioner control method provided in the first aspect of the present disclosure.

[0029] The air conditioner involved in the present disclosure includes multiple indoor units, wherein the multiple indoor units correspond to multiple control terminals, the control terminals are used to control the indoor units, and the multiple indoor units are configured to selectively participate in a centralized control mode. When it is detected that a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals is triggered, the target control terminal can send a control instruction to the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units, and the corresponding indoor units can be controlled based on the control instruction. In this way, mode conflicts between the indoor units can be simply and effectively avoided to ensure the normal use of the multi-split system.

[0030] It is to be understood that the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0031] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0032] Figure 1 The figure is an example diagram of an adaptation scenario of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0033] Figure 2 The figure is a flow chart of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0034] Figure 3 The present invention is a diagram showing an example of a control screen display of an indoor unit in a method for controlling an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0035] Figure 4 The figure is an example diagram of a single-opening control strategy in a method for controlling an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0036] Figure 5 The figure is a flowchart of another method for controlling an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0037] Figure 6 This is an interactive example diagram of obtaining target operating parameters based on a terminal-side preference algorithm in another air conditioner control method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0038] Figure 7 It is an interactive example diagram of obtaining target operating parameters based on a custom preference algorithm in another air conditioner control method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0039] Figure 8 It is an interactive example diagram of obtaining target operating parameters based on a cloud preference algorithm in another air conditioner control method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0040] Fig. 9 FIG. 1 is a specific implementation example diagram of another air conditioner control method according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0041] Fig.10 The figure is a block diagram of a control screen according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0042] Fig.11 It is a block diagram of a server according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0043] Fig.12 is a block diagram of a chip system according to an exemplary embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] Exemplary embodiments will be described in detail herein, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the drawings, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present disclosure. Instead, they are merely examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0045] In the description of the present disclosure, the terms used, such as "first", "second", etc., are used to distinguish similar objects and do not have to be understood as a specific order or sequence. In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same symbols in different drawings represent the same elements unless otherwise stated.

[0046] Although operations or steps are described in a specific order in the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it should not be understood that it is required to perform these operations or steps in the specific order shown or in a serial order, or to perform all the operations or steps shown to obtain the desired results. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, these operations or steps can be performed in series; these operations or steps can also be performed in parallel; or some of these operations or steps can be performed.

[0047] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an applicable scenario of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 1 As shown, the scene may include an air conditioner 10 and a server 20. The air conditioner 10 is a device for adjusting and controlling parameters such as temperature, humidity, and flow rate of ambient air in a building or structure.

[0048] The air conditioner 10 can be a multi-split air conditioner or a split air conditioner. When the air conditioner 10 is a multi-split air conditioner, it can include an outdoor unit and multiple indoor units. The outdoor unit can be called an outdoor unit, and the indoor unit can be called an indoor unit. Among them, the indoor unit can be used to regulate and process indoor air, and the outdoor unit can be used to achieve cooling or heating functions. The outdoor unit and the indoor unit work together to form a complete air conditioning system to provide users with a comfortable indoor environment. Among them, the indoor unit can include an indoor unit device and a control screen (central control screen), and the control screen can be used to receive or send data through a WiFi module. In addition, the control screen can also be used to determine the target operating parameters corresponding to the characteristic parameters based on the target algorithm.

[0049] The air conditioner 10 refers to an outdoor unit connected to two or more indoor units through piping. The air conditioner 10 is a high-efficiency refrigerant air conditioning system that satisfies the indoor cooling and heating load requirements in a timely manner by controlling the refrigerant circulation volume of the compressor and the refrigerant flow entering the indoor heat exchanger. The air conditioner 10 can use a variable frequency compressor, a multi-stage compressor, an unloading compressor or a combination of multiple compressors to achieve compressor capacity control. An electronic expansion valve or other auxiliary circuit can be set in the refrigeration system to adjust the refrigerant flow entering the indoor unit, and the capacity of the heat exchanger can be adjusted by controlling the fan speed product of the indoor and outdoor heat exchangers. The air conditioner 10 can be in heating or cooling mode to adjust the indoor ambient temperature.

[0050] The server 20 may be connected to the air conditioner 10. The server 20 may be Figure 1 The cloud server shown in the figure may also be a physical server, which is not limited here. In some embodiments, a connection may be established between the air conditioner 10 and the server 20 for data transmission.

[0051] In the related art, when users in different rooms adjust the operation mode of their respective rooms, the operation mode of the outdoor unit will change multiple times, which cannot meet the actual needs of users. In addition, the related art usually determines the operation mode based on time, space and environmental data, but does not determine the operation mode based on the user's personal habits, and cannot obtain the user's real needs.

[0052] Figure 2 is a flow chart of a method for controlling an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 2 As shown, the air conditioner control method may include the following steps.

[0053] In step S110, in response to a triggering operation on a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals, a control instruction is sent to an indoor unit participating in a centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units to control the corresponding indoor unit.

[0054] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the air conditioner may include multiple indoor units, wherein the multiple indoor units may correspond to multiple control terminals, and the control terminals may be used to control the indoor units. In addition, the multiple indoor units may be configured to selectively participate in the centralized control mode.

[0055] In some embodiments, the centralized control mode has an on state and an off state on the control end, and when the centralized control mode is in the on state, the indoor unit can be configured to participate in the centralized control mode. Conversely, when the centralized control mode is in the off state, the indoor unit is configured not to participate in the centralized control mode.

[0056] As an optional method, the control end may be a control panel, which may be connected to the indoor unit to control the indoor unit. Exemplarily, the air conditioner may be a multi-split air conditioner, and the control panel may be a control panel of the multi-split air conditioner, which may include an outdoor unit in addition to a plurality of indoor units, and each indoor unit may be connected to at least one control panel.

[0057] For example, the first indoor unit is connected to one control panel. For another example, the second indoor unit is connected to two control panels, and the second indoor unit can be controlled through the two control panels.

[0058] It should be noted that the control panel of the multi-split air conditioner may include a WiFi module, through which the indoor unit can realize data interaction with the server / mobile terminal.

[0059] The following embodiments will take the control terminal as a control panel as an example to illustrate the control method of the air conditioner.

[0060] The control screen can be configured with target controls, mode control controls and parameter control controls, among which the target control can be a control related to full-on operation or full-off operation, which can include a first designated control and a second designated control, among which the first designated control can be an air-conditioning full-on control, and the second designated control can be an air-conditioning full-off control; the mode control control can be used to control the operating mode of the indoor unit, such as controlling the indoor unit to enter heating mode or cooling mode, etc.; the parameter control control can be used to control the temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle of the air conditioner.

[0061] For example, the display interface of the control screen can be as follows: Figure 3 As shown, when the target control 301 on the target control terminal (target control screen) is triggered, the embodiment of the present disclosure can obtain the switch status of the centralized control mode of each indoor unit. For example, Figure 3 After the air-conditioning fully-on control 3011 (the first designated control) of the target control terminal is triggered, the target control terminal can obtain the switch status of the centralized control mode of each indoor unit in the multi-split air-conditioning system.

[0062] From the above introduction, we know that the control panel on the indoor unit can include a first designated control (air conditioner full on control) and a second designated control (air conditioner full off control), wherein after the first designated control is triggered, all indoor units participating in the centralized control can enter the on state; after the second designated control is triggered, all indoor units participating in the centralized control can enter the off state. If a certain indoor unit is set not to participate in the centralized control, it may not be controlled by the first designated control or the second designated control.

[0063] Optionally, the control panel may further include a third designated control, based on which the on / off state of the centralized control mode of the indoor unit can be controlled. In other words, the centralized control mode of the indoor unit corresponding to the control panel can be turned on through the third designated control, or the centralized control mode of the indoor unit corresponding to the control panel can be turned off through the third designated control.

[0064] As an optional method, the control end can be an application plug-in, which can be used to wirelessly control the indoor room. Here, the application plug-in can be set on the target application of the mobile terminal, and the target account corresponding to the target application can be bound to multiple indoor units. In addition, each indoor unit can correspond to at least one application plug-in, so the control of the corresponding indoor unit can be achieved by controlling the application plug-in on the mobile terminal.

[0065] The application plug-in is similar to the control panel, and can also be configured with a first designated control, a second designated control, and a third designated control. Among them, the first designated control can be an air conditioner full-on control; the second designated control can be an air conditioner full-off control; the third designated control can be used to control the switch state of the centralized control mode of the corresponding indoor unit. For the specific control of the application plug-in, please refer to the above control of the control panel, which will not be repeated here.

[0066] In summary, when the control end is a control panel, the corresponding air conditioner is a multi-split air conditioner. In this case, the control panel does not need to be bound to an account or connected to the Internet. It can control the indoor unit through wiring connection or short-distance wireless communication. For example, the control panel can control the associated indoor unit through Bluetooth connection. In addition, when the control end is an application plug-in, the control of the indoor unit can be achieved through the server and the network, that is, the control of the indoor unit by the application plug-in needs to rely on the server and the network, and account binding is required. In this case, the air conditioner can be a multi-split air conditioner or a split air conditioner.

[0067] As an optional method, after detecting that the user inputs a trigger operation for a target control on a target control terminal among multiple control terminals, the embodiment of the present disclosure can send a control instruction to the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode among multiple indoor units. Prior to this, the embodiment of the present disclosure can determine which of the multiple indoor units have their centralized control mode turned on, and which of the indoor units have their centralized control mode turned off. On this basis, the target control terminal can send a control instruction to the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units to control the corresponding indoor units.

[0068] As an example, a multi-split air conditioner includes four indoor units. After the target control terminal (target control screen) corresponding to the first indoor unit detects that its first designated control is triggered, the target control terminal can obtain the switch status of the centralized control mode of the second indoor unit, the third indoor unit, and the fourth indoor unit, and determine through detection that the centralized control mode of the second indoor unit and the third indoor unit is in the on state, while the centralized control mode of the fourth indoor unit is in the off state. At this time, the target control terminal can send a control instruction to the second indoor unit and the third indoor unit to control the second indoor unit and the third indoor unit through the control instruction.

[0069] Here, the target control end controls the corresponding indoor unit by controlling the operation mode of the indoor unit participating in the centralized control mode. For example, if the operation mode of the indoor unit corresponding to the target control end is the cooling mode, the target control end can control the operation mode of other indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to enter the cooling mode.

[0070] Optionally, the target control end controls the corresponding indoor unit by controlling the control parameters of the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, and the control parameters may include at least one of temperature, wind speed, and wind deflector angle. For example, if the temperature of the indoor unit corresponding to the target control end is 26 degrees, the target control end may control the temperature of other indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to be 26 degrees.

[0071] In some implementations, when it is detected that the target control (air conditioner full on control / air conditioner full off control) on the target control terminal is triggered, the multi-split air conditioner can execute the centralized control strategy, that is, it can send control instructions to the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units. For example, the disclosed embodiment can obtain the characteristic parameters of the target indoor unit itself, determine the operating parameters corresponding to the characteristic parameters, and finally synchronize the operating parameters obtained by the target indoor unit to other indoor units to achieve centralized control.

[0072] Optionally, when it is detected that the target control on the control screen is not triggered, the multi-split air conditioner can execute a single-opening control strategy.

[0073] Among them, the single-opening control strategy can use a priority strategy to realize the control of the air conditioner, such as the later opening priority or the earlier opening priority. For example, a multi-split air conditioner includes indoor unit 1, indoor unit 2 and indoor unit 3, and these three indoor units can be controlled separately. The embodiment of the present disclosure can send the heating mode of the later opened indoor unit 3 as the target mode to the outdoor unit. Among them, the indoor unit 3 can obtain its operating mode through a custom algorithm, a cloud algorithm or a local algorithm, and instruct other indoor units to work in this operating mode.

[0074] It should be noted that, in the process of controlling the multi-split air conditioner using the single-open control strategy, the embodiment of the present disclosure can determine whether the operation mode of the target indoor unit (open first / open later) conflicts with the operation modes of other indoor units. If there is a conflict, the indoor units with other mode conflicts can be turned off. The mode conflict can be as shown in Table 1.

[0075] Based on Table 1, it can be seen that the operating mode that conflicts with the cooling mode may include the heating mode; the operating mode that conflicts with the heating mode may include the cooling mode, the air supply mode or the dehumidification mode; the operating mode that conflicts with the air supply mode may include the heating mode.

[0076] Table 1

[0077] See also Figure 4 , indoor unit 1 is the last indoor unit to be turned on, and the embodiment of the disclosure can use it as the target indoor unit. The operation mode of indoor unit 1 is the cooling mode. Based on Table 1, it is known that the operation mode that conflicts with the cooling mode is the heating mode. Therefore, if the operation mode of other indoor units is the heating mode, they need to be switched to the shutdown state. Figure 4 The operating mode of the indoor unit 2 shown is the heating mode, which conflicts with the operating mode of the target indoor unit (indoor unit 1), so it can be turned off; the air supply mode of the indoor unit 3 and the cooling mode of the indoor unit 5 do not conflict with the operating mode of the target indoor unit (indoor unit 1), so both can be in working state.

[0078] It should be noted that in the process of executing the single-opening control strategy, if there is a mode conflict, other indoor units with mode conflicts can enter the shutdown state regardless of whether they are in the connected state or the offline state, that is, other indoor units whose operating modes conflict with the operating mode of the target indoor unit can perform the shutdown operation.

[0079] The air conditioner involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes multiple indoor units, wherein the multiple indoor units correspond to multiple control terminals, the control terminals are used to control the indoor units, and the multiple indoor units are configured to selectively participate in the centralized control mode. When it is detected that a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals is triggered, the target control terminal can send a control instruction to the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units, and the corresponding indoor units can be controlled based on the control instruction. In this way, mode conflicts between the indoor units can be simply and effectively avoided to ensure the normal use of the multi-split system.

[0080] Figure 5 is a flow chart showing another method for controlling an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment. Figure 5 As shown, the air conditioner control method may include the following steps.

[0081] In step S210, in response to a triggering operation on a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals, characteristic parameters of a target indoor unit associated with the target control terminal are acquired.

[0082] Through the above introduction, it is known that the target control on the target control terminal may include a first designated control and a second designated control. In response to the trigger operation on the first designated control on the target control terminal, the embodiment of the present disclosure may obtain the switch state of the centralized control mode of each indoor unit, wherein the first designated control may be a control related to full-on control. At this time, the target indoor unit may send a full-on control instruction to the indoor unit whose centralized control mode is in the on state among the multiple indoor units, and control the corresponding indoor unit.

[0083] Here, the full-on control instruction may include a power-on instruction and / or a first operation mode, and the first operation mode may be a mode in which the target indoor machine was last operated before being turned off.

[0084] Exemplarily, when the target indoor unit corresponding to the target control terminal is in the shutdown state, it is detected that the user has triggered the first designated control (air conditioning full-on control) on the target control terminal. At this time, the target control terminal can obtain the operating mode of the target indoor unit before it is shut down, and then instruct the indoor unit with the centralized control mode turned on among multiple indoor units to perform the startup operation and operate in the operating mode. When the centralized control mode of the indoor unit is turned on, it can participate in the centralized control mode. On the contrary, when the centralized control mode of the indoor unit is turned off, it cannot participate in the centralized control mode.

[0085] For example, if the target indoor unit was in heating mode when it was last powered on, it can control other indoor units whose centralized control mode is turned on to perform the power-on operation and run in heating mode. Here, if other indoor units are in the turned-on state, they do not need to perform the power-on operation and only need to run in heating mode.

[0086] In addition, the full-open control instruction may also include a power-on instruction and / or a second operating mode, and the second operating mode may be a mode in which the target indoor unit is currently operating.

[0087] Exemplarily, when the target indoor unit corresponding to the target control terminal is in an on state, it is detected that the user has triggered the first designated control (air conditioning fully on control) on the target control terminal. At this time, the target control terminal can obtain the current operating mode of the target indoor unit, and then instruct the indoor units with the centralized control mode in the on state among multiple indoor units to perform the power-on operation and operate in this operating mode.

[0088] For example, if the current operating mode of the target indoor unit is the heating mode, it can control other indoor units whose centralized control mode is turned on to perform the power-on operation and operate in the heating mode.

[0089] It should be noted that if other indoor units are in the on state, there is no need to perform the power-on operation, and they only need to operate in the heating mode, that is, if other indoor units under centralized control are in the on state, it is necessary to send a power-on command to them. In other words, when the target control end sends instructions to other indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, if it detects that other indoor units participating in the centralized control mode are in the on state, it only needs to send the operating mode.

[0090] Optionally, the second designated control may be a control related to full-off control, that is, in response to the triggering operation of the second designated control on the target control terminal, the disclosed embodiment may obtain the switch state of the centralized control mode of each indoor unit. At this time, the target indoor unit may send a full-off control instruction to the indoor units whose centralized control mode is on among the multiple indoor units to instruct the corresponding indoor units to enter the shutdown state.

[0091] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the centralized control mode of the target control terminal is in an open state, that is, if the target control on the target control terminal is to be triggered, the centralized control mode of the target control terminal needs to be switched to an open state first. Specifically, a third designated control may be provided on the target control terminal, and the third designated control may be used to control the switch state of the centralized control mode. When the centralized control mode of the target control terminal is switched to an open state through the third designated control, the target control terminal may detect whether the target control thereon is triggered.

[0092] In other words, a third designated control may be provided on each control screen in the multi-split air conditioner, and the switch state of the centralized control mode can be controlled by controlling the third designated control.

[0093] As an optional method, after detecting that a target control of a certain control screen is triggered, the embodiment of the present disclosure can obtain characteristic parameters of a target indoor unit associated with the target control terminal. For example, if a user triggers an air-conditioning full-on control (a first designated control) on the control screen of a first indoor unit, the first indoor unit can be used as the target indoor unit, and its corresponding control screen can be used as the target control terminal. At this time, the characteristic parameters of the first indoor unit can be obtained.

[0094] In the disclosed embodiment, the characteristic parameters of the target indoor unit may be historical characteristic parameters related to the indoor unit operation parameters, which may include but are not limited to user information characteristic parameters, environmental characteristic parameters, time characteristic parameters, regional granularity statistical characteristic parameters and user granularity statistical characteristic parameters.

[0095] Among them, user information characteristic parameters may include but are not limited to gender, age, occupation, whether or not there are children, purchasing power, etc.; environmental characteristic parameters may include but are not limited to the city where the user is located, outdoor temperature, indoor temperature and indoor humidity, etc.; time characteristic parameters may include but are not limited to month, whether it is a weekday, hour, etc.; regional granular statistical characteristic parameters may include but are not limited to the average outdoor temperature, average indoor temperature, average indoor humidity of the city in the past n hours, the average outdoor temperature, average indoor temperature, average indoor humidity of the city in the past m days, and the group operating parameters of the city where the user is located in the past preset days, where n and m can both be 1; user granular statistical characteristic parameters may include but are not limited to the user's commonly used operating parameters in the past preset days, and the preset days can include 1, 3 and 7, etc.

[0096] Optionally, the characteristic parameters of the target indoor unit may further include historical operation parameters, such as historical operation duration and the like.

[0097] In step S220, a target operating parameter is determined based on the characteristic parameter using a target algorithm.

[0098] As an optional method, after acquiring the characteristic parameters of the target indoor unit, the embodiment of the present disclosure can determine the target operating parameters based on the target algorithm for the characteristic parameters. Prior to this, the target indoor unit can first determine its target algorithm for acquiring the target operating parameters, that is, the target indoor unit can determine which algorithm to use to determine the target operating parameters.

[0099] In some implementations, the target algorithm may be determined by the current network status of the indoor unit, or may be determined according to user needs, or may be preset. The specific method of determining the target algorithm will be described in detail in the following embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0100] In the disclosed embodiment, the target operation parameter may include a predicted operation mode of the indoor unit, and the predicted operation mode may include a heating mode or a cooling mode, etc. It should be noted that the target indoor unit may determine the target operation parameter by using a target algorithm through its corresponding target control terminal, that is, the acquisition of the target operation parameter may be achieved through the target control terminal.

[0101] After the target indoor unit determines its corresponding target operating parameters based on its own characteristic parameters, it can synchronize the target operating parameters to other indoor units in the multi-connected system to instruct other indoor units to operate according to the target operating parameters. At the same time, the target indoor unit can also send the target operating parameters to the outdoor unit to instruct the outdoor unit to operate according to the target operating parameters.

[0102] As an example, the air-conditioning full-on control on the control screen in indoor unit 1 is triggered, so indoor unit 1 can be used as the target indoor unit, and its corresponding control screen can be used as the target control end. At this time, indoor unit 1 can obtain its own characteristic parameters, and obtain the target operating parameters corresponding to the characteristic parameters based on the target algorithm, and then send control instructions including the target operating parameters to indoor units 2 and 3.

[0103] For example, if the operating mode determined by indoor unit 1 based on its own characteristic parameters is heating mode, it can synchronize the heating mode to indoor unit 2 and indoor unit 3, so as to ensure that the operating modes sent by indoor unit 2 and indoor unit 3 to the outdoor unit are the same, that is, the operating modes received by the outdoor unit from indoor unit 1, indoor unit 2 and indoor unit 3 are all heating mode.

[0104] For another example, if the operating mode determined by indoor unit 1 based on its own characteristic parameters is cooling mode, it can synchronize the cooling mode to indoor unit 2 and indoor unit 3, so as to ensure that the operating modes sent by indoor unit 2 and indoor unit 3 to the outdoor unit are the same, that is, the operating modes received by the outdoor unit from indoor unit 1, indoor unit 2 and indoor unit 3 are all cooling mode.

[0105] From the above introduction, it is known that before determining the target operating parameters of the target indoor unit, the embodiment of the present disclosure may first determine the target algorithm of the target indoor unit. Specifically, the embodiment of the present disclosure may determine whether the target indoor unit is in an offline state. If it is determined that the target indoor unit is in an offline state, the target operating parameters may be determined by the algorithm built into the target indoor unit.

[0106] That is to say, when it is determined that the target control terminal of the target indoor unit is in an offline state, the embodiment of the present disclosure can use the first algorithm as the target algorithm, and the first algorithm can be a built-in algorithm of the target indoor unit. On this basis, the target indoor unit can determine the target operating parameters corresponding to the characteristic parameters through its built-in algorithm.

[0107] The built-in algorithm of the target indoor unit may include a first prediction model, that is, the first algorithm may be implemented by the first prediction model in the target control terminal, that is, the target indoor unit may input its own characteristic parameters into the first prediction model to obtain target operating parameters.

[0108] In addition, the built-in algorithm of the target indoor unit may also include historical operation data, and the target indoor unit may determine the target operation parameter according to the historical operation data, wherein the historical operation data may include the operation mode adopted by the target indoor unit during the previous operation.

[0109] Optionally, when it is determined that the target control terminal of the target indoor unit is in a networked state, the embodiment of the present disclosure may use the second algorithm as the target algorithm. The second algorithm may be a built-in algorithm of the server, that is, the target operating parameters may be obtained by the algorithm of the server.

[0110] In the disclosed embodiment, if the target algorithm is different, the corresponding method of obtaining the target operating parameter is also different. Specifically, when it is determined that the target control terminal of the target indoor unit is in an offline state, the disclosed embodiment can use the built-in algorithm of the target indoor unit to determine the target operating parameter corresponding to the characteristic parameter.

[0111] The built-in algorithm of the target indoor unit may include a first prediction model, and the characteristic parameters of the target indoor unit itself are input into the first prediction model to obtain the target operating parameters of the target indoor unit. The first prediction model can be obtained by training the historical usage data of the target indoor unit. First, the historical usage data of the target indoor unit is obtained, and then the historical usage data is divided. Finally, the initial model is trained with the training sample to obtain the first prediction model, and the first prediction model is verified with the verification data.

[0112] Since the acquired historical usage data may include operating parameters that cannot reflect the real needs of the user, for example, it may include operating parameters that are mistakenly set by the user. Therefore, the operating parameters that cannot reflect the real needs of the user can be removed. Exemplarily, within the operating cycle, the operating duration of the historical operating parameters of each indoor unit is determined, and the operating parameters whose operating duration accounts for a greater proportion than a preset ratio (for example, 50%) are determined as the operating parameters that the user really needs, that is, the operating parameters whose operating duration accounts for a greater proportion than the preset ratio and the historical characteristic parameters corresponding to the operating parameters are determined as valid data. For example, the operating cycle is 60 minutes. If within the operating cycle, the operating duration of operating parameter a is only 2 minutes, it is confirmed that operating parameter a is an operating parameter mistakenly set by the user. At this time, operating parameter a and the historical characteristic parameters corresponding to operating parameter a are invalid data.

[0113] In addition, after the valid data is determined, the valid data may be divided into training samples and verification data, and the first prediction model may be trained based on the training samples and verification data.

[0114] It should be noted that a first prediction model may be configured at each indoor unit corresponding to the multi-split air conditioner. After the indoor unit is determined to be a target indoor unit, the target indoor unit may output corresponding target operating parameters based on the first prediction model of the indoor unit.

[0115] In the disclosed embodiment, the target operating parameters may include temperature and wind speed in addition to the predicted operating mode. In the stage of evaluating the model using verification data, the cooling mode and heating mode are binary classification accuracies for the operating mode. For temperature, the multi-classification accuracy of the absolute deviation between the predicted temperature and the true temperature value within 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 degrees is determined respectively. For wind speed, the multi-classification accuracy of the absolute deviation between the predicted wind speed and the true wind speed value within 0, 1, and 2 levels is determined respectively. Among them, when evaluating the accuracy of the model, the automatic wind speed is an unbiased evaluation. In addition, the true value of temperature and the true value of wind speed are the temperature, wind speed, wind deflector angle, wind feeling, etc. actually set by the user in the verification data.

[0116] In addition, the embodiments of the present disclosure can use a variety of machine learning models, such as the hierarchical + frequency preference model, the clustering + nearest neighbor algorithm model and the LightGBM model for training and verification to obtain the machine learning model with the highest accuracy.

[0117] See also Figure 6 , it is detected that the air conditioner full-on control on the control screen corresponding to indoor unit 2 is triggered, so indoor unit 2 is used as the target indoor unit, and its corresponding control screen can be used as the target control terminal. After that, it is determined that indoor unit 2 is not in a networked state, that is, when the control screen of indoor unit 2 is in an offline state, the embodiment of the present disclosure can use the first prediction model in indoor unit 2 to obtain the target operating parameters corresponding to the characteristic parameters. On this basis, indoor unit 2 can synchronize the target operating parameters it obtains to indoor unit 1 and indoor unit 2.

[0118] Optionally, when the target indoor unit is offline, the embodiment of the present disclosure may also determine the target operating parameters based on historical operating data, and the acquisition of the target operating parameters may be achieved through a memory chip on the indoor unit side. Specifically, when it is determined that the target indoor unit is not connected to the network and receives a full-on control instruction, the embodiment of the present disclosure may acquire the historical operating data of the target indoor unit, and the historical operating data may at least include the start time of the previous operating mode. On this basis, the target operating parameters are acquired based on the start time of the previous operating mode and the current start time of the target indoor unit.

[0119] Among them, when the time distance between the start time of the previous operation mode and the current start time of the target indoor unit is less than or equal to the preset first duration, the embodiment of the present disclosure can obtain the target operation parameters based on the historical operation data. Otherwise, the target operation parameters can be obtained based on the current outer ring temperature of the target indoor unit.

[0120] In other words, when the time distance between the start-up time of the previous operation mode and the current start-up time of the target indoor unit is less than or equal to the preset first duration, the embodiment of the present disclosure can use the previous operation mode of the target indoor unit as the predicted operation mode.

[0121] Optionally, when the time distance between the start time of the previous operating mode and the current start time of the target indoor unit is greater than a preset first duration, the embodiment of the present disclosure can obtain the current external ring temperature of the target indoor unit and use the operating mode matching the current external ring temperature and / or the current set temperature as the target operating parameters.

[0122] When the historical operation data includes multiple historical set temperatures, the disclosed embodiment can perform temperature calculation based on the multiple historical set temperatures to obtain the current outer ring temperature. Otherwise, the preset temperature matching the operation mode can be used as the current outer ring temperature. Here, the historical set temperature can be the target set temperature of the target indoor unit in a single use.

[0123] In a specific embodiment, when it is determined that the current outer ring temperature is in a preset first temperature range, the embodiment of the present disclosure may use the cooling mode as the predicted operating mode; or, when it is determined that the current outer ring temperature is in a preset second temperature range, the embodiment of the present disclosure may be determined based on the current indoor ambient temperature of the target indoor unit. In this process, if it is determined that the indoor ambient temperature is greater than the preset ambient temperature, the cooling mode may be used as the predicted operating mode; otherwise, the heating mode may be used as the predicted operating mode; or, when it is determined that the current outer ring temperature is in a preset third temperature range, the embodiment of the present disclosure may use the heating mode as the predicted operating mode.

[0124] As another specific implementation, the disclosed embodiment can obtain the single operation data of the target indoor unit in a single use, wherein the single operation data may include the indoor unit operation mode and / or multiple user-set temperatures; when the single operation data meets the corresponding preset storage conditions, the target indoor unit can store the single operation data as its corresponding historical operation data.

[0125] Optionally, when the single operation data includes the indoor unit operation mode, the preset storage conditions may include: the indoor unit operation mode is a heating mode or a cooling mode, wherein the operation duration of the indoor unit operation mode may be greater than or equal to a preset second duration, and the operation duration of the indoor unit operation mode accounts for a proportion of the total duration of a single operation that is greater than or equal to a preset first proportion.

[0126] Optionally, when it is determined that the single operation data includes multiple user-set temperatures, the preset storage condition may include: the target set temperature is generated when the target indoor unit is operated in the heating mode or cooling mode and the operating time of the target set temperature exceeds the preset third time, and the operating time of the target set temperature accounts for a proportion greater than or equal to the preset second proportion in the total time of the single operation. The target set temperature may be a set temperature whose operating time accounts for a proportion greater than or equal to the preset second proportion among the multiple user-set temperatures.

[0127] The above process can be called a local / end-side preference algorithm. In the case of no network connection (offline), the embodiment of the present disclosure can obtain the target operating parameters according to the first prediction model or historical operating data. For example, the embodiment of the present disclosure can automatically determine the operating mode, set temperature, set wind speed, wind deflector angle and other parameters of the target indoor unit according to the operating mode, the previous five set temperatures and wind speeds memorized by the memory chip.

[0128] For example, when a user clicks on the air conditioner full-on control from a room control screen and the control screen executes the control screen local / end-side preference algorithm (built-in algorithm), the first prediction model built into the control screen can calculate the operating mode, temperature, wind speed and other parameters (target operating parameters), and send the calculated target operating parameters to the target indoor unit controlled by the current control screen for execution. After the local / end-side preference algorithm is completed, the disclosed embodiment can synchronize the operating mode, temperature, wind speed and other parameters executed by the current indoor unit to other indoor units for execution.

[0129] Optionally, after the local / end-side preference algorithm is completed, the embodiment of the present disclosure can also synchronize the operating mode executed by the current indoor unit to other indoor units for execution, and instruct other indoor units to execute according to the set temperature, wind speed, air guide plate angle, etc. memorized in the operating mode.

[0130] In addition, when the user clicks on the air conditioner full-on control from a control screen in a room that is not connected to the Internet, and the control screen executes the local / end-side preference algorithm, the disclosed implementation can synchronize the mode, temperature, wind speed and other parameters (target operating parameters) obtained by the target indoor unit to other indoor units, or can also synchronize the operating mode executed by the target indoor unit to other indoor units for execution, instructing other indoor units to execute according to the set temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle memorized in the operating mode.

[0131] As another optional method, when it is determined that the target control terminal corresponding to the target indoor unit is in a networked state, the embodiment of the present disclosure may use the second algorithm as the target algorithm, wherein the second algorithm may be a built-in algorithm of the server. That is to say, when it is determined that the target indoor unit is in a networked state, the embodiment of the present disclosure may obtain the target operating parameters of the target indoor unit through the server. In this process, the target indoor unit may send its own characteristic parameters to the server, instructing the server to determine the target operating parameters corresponding to the characteristic parameters according to the second algorithm, and on this basis, receive the target operating parameters sent by the server.

[0132] Specifically, when it is detected that the user triggers the first control on the target control terminal, the target indoor unit can send a characteristic parameter including a target identifier to the server to instruct the server to search for a target operating parameter corresponding to the target identifier, wherein the first control can be a control related to a custom algorithm. At this time, the characteristic parameter can only include a unique identifier of the target indoor unit, and the server can search for the target operating parameter corresponding to the target indoor unit based on the unique identifier.

[0133] That is to say, when it is determined that the target indoor unit is in a networked state and the first control is triggered, the embodiment of the present disclosure can only obtain the unique identifier of the target indoor unit and send the unique identifier to the server to instruct the server to obtain the target operating parameters corresponding to the identifier. Finally, the server receives the operating parameters obtained based on the target identifier. For details, please refer to Figure 7 ,like Figure 7 The process shown can be called a custom preference algorithm, under which the user can independently set the operating mode, set temperature, set wind speed, wind deflector angle and other parameters. The custom preferences can be turned on and off through the first control to achieve one-click control of the operating mode.

[0134] For example, when a user clicks on the air conditioner full-on control from a room control screen and the control screen executes the customized preferences, the cloud (server) can send the user-defined operating mode, temperature, wind speed and other parameters to the indoor unit controlled by the current control screen, which can be called the target indoor unit. After the target operating parameters are sent, the target indoor unit can synchronize the operating mode, temperature, wind speed and other parameters (target operating parameters) it executes to other indoor units for execution.

[0135] Optionally, after the target operating parameters are sent, the target indoor unit can also synchronize the operating mode it executes to other indoor units for execution, and instruct other indoor units to execute according to the set temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle memorized in the operating mode.

[0136] Optionally, when it is detected that the user triggers the second control on the target control terminal, the target indoor unit can send its own characteristic parameters to the server to instruct the server to input the characteristic parameters into the second prediction model to obtain the target operation parameters. The second control can be a control related to the model algorithm. The characteristic parameters at this time can include environmental characteristic parameters, time characteristic parameters, regional granularity statistical characteristic parameters, user information characteristic parameters, and user granularity statistical characteristic parameters.

[0137] That is, when it is determined that the target indoor unit is in a networked state and the second control is triggered, the embodiment of the present disclosure can send its own characteristics to the server and instruct the server to output the target operating parameters based on the second prediction model obtained by pre-training. Finally, the server receives the operating parameters obtained based on the second prediction model. For details, please refer to Figure 8 ,like Figure 8 The process shown can be called a cloud preference algorithm, based on which the predicted operating mode, set temperature, set wind speed, wind guide control and other parameters of the target indoor unit can be automatically output according to spatiotemporal data, environmental parameters, city setting preferences, user individual setting preferences, etc.

[0138] For example, when a user clicks on the air conditioner full-on control from a room control screen and the control screen executes the cloud preference algorithm, the cloud (server) can send the operating mode, temperature, wind speed and other parameters (target operating parameters) calculated by the second prediction model to the indoor unit (target indoor unit) controlled by the current control screen for execution. After the target operating parameters are sent, the disclosed embodiment can synchronize the operating mode, temperature, wind speed and other parameters executed by the target indoor unit to other indoor units for execution.

[0139] Optionally, after the target operating parameters are sent down, the embodiment of the present disclosure can also synchronize the operating mode executed by the current indoor unit to other indoor units for execution, and instruct other indoor units to execute according to the set temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle memorized in the operating mode.

[0140] In the disclosed embodiment, the second prediction model is similar to the first prediction model in that its input data may be characteristic parameters of the indoor unit, and its output may be operating parameters of the indoor unit.

[0141] It should be understood that the characteristic parameters mentioned above can be sent by the target indoor unit to the server, or can be obtained by the server from the cloud. Exemplarily, the user information characteristic parameters, the city where the user is located, the time characteristic parameters, the regional granular statistical characteristic parameters and the user granular statistical characteristic parameters can be obtained by the server from the cloud. The outdoor temperature, indoor temperature and indoor humidity can be obtained from the target indoor unit. That is, the target indoor unit can be provided with a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor, which can detect the outdoor temperature, indoor temperature and indoor humidity, or the indoor unit can also obtain the outdoor temperature through the Internet of Things (IOT) technology. If the target indoor unit is not provided with a temperature sensor or a humidity sensor, the target indoor unit can also obtain the outdoor temperature, indoor temperature and indoor humidity from a device with temperature detection and humidity detection through IOT technology, and send them to the server. Among them, the target indoor unit and the server can communicate using the RPC (Remote Procedure Call Protocol) communication protocol. The process of obtaining characteristic parameters for other indoor units is similar to that of the target indoor unit, and will not be repeated here.

[0142] In different scenarios, the characteristic parameters obtained by the target indoor unit may be different. Exemplarily, for an indoor unit that is activated or connected to the network for the first time, the characteristic parameters obtained on the first day of use may include environmental characteristic parameters and time characteristic parameters, and on the second day of use, the characteristic parameters obtained may include environmental characteristic parameters, time characteristic parameters, and regional granular statistical characteristic parameters. For an indoor unit that is activated or connected to the network for the first time but the cloud of the corresponding brand of the indoor unit stores user information, the characteristic parameters obtained may include environmental characteristic parameters, time characteristic parameters, regional granular statistical characteristic parameters, and user information characteristic parameters. After using the target indoor unit for a period of time, the characteristic parameters obtained may include environmental characteristic parameters, time characteristic parameters, regional granular statistical characteristic parameters, user information characteristic parameters, and user granular statistical characteristic parameters.

[0143] In a first embodiment, only one second prediction model may be deployed in the server, and the second prediction model is trained based on user information characteristic parameters, environmental characteristic parameters, time characteristic parameters, regional granularity statistical characteristic parameters and user granularity statistical characteristic parameters. After obtaining the characteristic parameters of the target indoor unit, if the characteristic parameters include some of the above characteristic parameters, the characteristic parameters not included are set to 0 and input into the second prediction model together with the included characteristic parameters to obtain the target operating parameters output by the second prediction model. Exemplarily, if the characteristic parameters only include environmental characteristic parameters and time characteristic parameters, the three types of characteristic parameters, namely user information characteristic parameters, regional granularity statistical characteristic parameters and user granularity statistical characteristic parameters, are set to 0.

[0144] In another embodiment, different second prediction models can be pre-trained according to different characteristic parameters, and then after receiving the characteristic parameters of the target indoor unit, the server can determine the pre-trained second prediction model corresponding to the characteristic parameters according to its characteristic parameters, wherein the second prediction models corresponding to different characteristic parameters may also be different.

[0145] Exemplarily, if the feature parameters only include environmental feature parameters and time feature parameters, prediction model 1 is determined as the first prediction model corresponding to the feature parameters. If the feature parameters only include environmental feature parameters, time feature parameters and regional granularity statistical feature parameters, prediction model 2 is determined as the second prediction model corresponding to the feature parameters. If the feature parameters only include environmental feature parameters, time feature parameters, regional granularity statistical feature parameters and user information feature parameters, prediction model 3 is determined as the second prediction model corresponding to the feature parameters. If the feature parameters include environmental feature parameters, time feature parameters, regional granularity statistical feature parameters, user information feature parameters and user granularity statistical feature parameters, prediction model 4 is determined as the second prediction model corresponding to the feature parameters.

[0146] In the disclosed embodiment, not only the operation mode of the target indoor unit can be predicted according to the second prediction model, but also the control parameter of the target indoor unit can be predicted according to the second prediction model, and the control parameter can be the first control parameter.

[0147] In step S230, a control instruction including a target operating parameter is sent to an indoor unit among a plurality of indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, so as to control the corresponding indoor unit based on the target operating parameter.

[0148] In the disclosed embodiment, in the process of controlling the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, the target indoor unit can not only send control instructions, but also send target operating parameters, and the control of the indoor units can be better achieved based on the target operating parameters. In this process, the target indoor unit can instruct the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to execute the control instructions first, and then operate based on the target operating parameters.

[0149] For example, when it is detected that the first designated control is triggered, the target indoor unit can instruct the second indoor unit and the third indoor unit participating in the centralized control to perform a power-on operation, and instruct the second indoor unit and the third indoor unit to operate with the target operating parameters obtained by the target indoor unit.

[0150] As a specific implementation, after receiving the characteristic parameter sent by the target indoor unit, the server can use the second prediction model to output the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter corresponding to the characteristic parameter. After the target indoor unit receives the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter from the server, it can send a control instruction including the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter to the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units, so as to control the corresponding indoor units based on the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter.

[0151] In other words, after obtaining the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter (customized preference algorithm / cloud preference algorithm) corresponding to the target indoor unit through the server, the target indoor unit can synchronize the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter to other indoor units to control the other indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, thereby further improving the intelligent control of the multi-split air conditioner. The first control parameter may include at least one of temperature, wind speed and wind deflector angle.

[0152] Optionally, the target indoor unit may also only receive the predicted operating mode from the server, and then send a control instruction including the predicted operating mode to the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode among multiple indoor units, and instruct the corresponding indoor units to respectively obtain the second control parameters corresponding to the predicted operating mode, and control the corresponding indoor units based on the predicted operating mode and the second control parameters.

[0153] That is to say, the target indoor unit can synchronize the predicted operating mode to other indoor units associated with the target indoor unit, and instruct the other indoor units to respectively obtain the second control parameters corresponding to the predicted operating mode, and instruct the other indoor units to operate according to the predicted operating mode and the corresponding second control parameters. Similar to the first control parameter, the second control parameter may also include at least one of temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle.

[0154] As an example, the predicted operation mode received by the target indoor unit from the server is cooling mode. After it sends the cooling mode to other indoor units, the other indoor units can obtain the control parameters corresponding to the cooling mode based on their own historical operation, wherein the historical operation parameters can be the previous operation parameters, including the operation mode and the control parameters. For example, the previous operation parameters of other indoor units 1 include cooling mode, temperature 26 degrees Celsius, wind speed 40% and wind deflector angle 5. When receiving that the operation mode of the target indoor unit is cooling mode, other indoor units 1 can use temperature 26 degrees Celsius, wind speed 40% and wind deflector angle 5 as the second control parameters. Prior to this, if the indoor unit participating in the centralized control mode is in the off state, it can first perform the power-on operation.

[0155] By instructing other indoor units to operate according to the predicted operation mode and its corresponding second control parameter, not only can the mode conflict be avoided, but also the needs of users in each room can be met to a great extent.

[0156] As a specific implementation, see Fig. 9 , it is detected that the control screen corresponding to indoor unit 1 is triggered, so indoor unit 1 can be used as the target indoor unit. At this time, indoor unit 1 can obtain its corresponding target operating parameters through custom preference algorithm, cloud preference algorithm or local preference algorithm, and then the operating mode, set temperature, wind speed, wind feeling and other parameters of indoor unit 1 can be synchronized to indoor unit 1, indoor unit 2, indoor unit 3, indoor unit 4 and indoor unit 5. Since indoor unit 6 is set to non-centralized control, there is no need to synchronize the target operating parameters to indoor unit 6.

[0157] The disclosed embodiment learns the operation mode according to the habits of the users in each room, so that the operation mode set in this way better meets the user's needs, thereby improving the user's comfort. In addition, the disclosed embodiment can provide personalized set temperature, wind speed, and wind guide control for the users in each room of the multi-split system according to the user's habits, which can improve the flexibility of air conditioning control.

[0158] After detecting that the target control is triggered, the embodiment of the present disclosure can obtain the target operating parameters by utilizing the target algorithm and synchronize them to other indoor units, which can meet as many user needs as possible to a certain extent, and other indoor units can also operate in combination with the operating mode sent by the target indoor unit and their own control parameters, which can meet the personalized and differentiated needs of users, that is, differentiated control of the air conditioner can be achieved by utilizing the control parameters of other indoor units.

[0159] Fig.10 is a control screen block diagram according to an exemplary embodiment. Fig.10 The control panel 300 may be configured to implement the above-mentioned air conditioner control method, wherein the air conditioner includes a plurality of indoor units, the plurality of indoor units correspond to a plurality of control terminals, the control terminals are used to control the indoor units, and the plurality of indoor units are configured to selectively participate in the centralized control mode. Specifically, the control panel 300 may include a control module 310.

[0160] The control module 310 is configured to send a control instruction to the indoor unit participating in the centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units in response to a trigger operation on a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals, so as to control the corresponding indoor unit.

[0161] In some implementations, the centralized control mode has an on state and an off state on the control end, and when the centralized control mode is in the on state, the indoor unit is configured to participate in the centralized control mode.

[0162] In some implementations, the control end is a control panel, which is connected to the indoor unit to control the indoor unit; or the control end is an application plug-in, which is used to wirelessly control the indoor unit.

[0163] In some embodiments, the air conditioner is a multi-split air conditioner, the control panel is the control panel of the multi-split air conditioner, the multi-split air conditioner also includes an outdoor unit, the outdoor unit is connected to the multiple indoor units, and each of the indoor units is connected to at least one corresponding control panel.

[0164] In some implementations, the application plug-in is provided on a target application of the mobile terminal, and the target account corresponding to the target application is bound to the multiple indoor units.

[0165] In some embodiments, the control module 310 is also configured to send a full-on control instruction to the indoor units among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode in response to a trigger operation on the first designated control on the target control end, so as to instruct the corresponding indoor units to enter the power-on state.

[0166] In some implementations, the full-on control instruction includes a power-on instruction and / or a first operating mode, where the first operating mode is the mode in which the target indoor unit corresponding to the target control terminal was last operated before being turned off.

[0167] In some implementations, the full-on control instruction includes a power-on instruction and / or a second operation mode, and the second operation mode is a mode in which the target indoor unit corresponding to the target control terminal is currently operating.

[0168] In some embodiments, the control module 310 is also configured to send a full-off control instruction to the indoor units among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode in response to a trigger operation on a second designated control on the target control end, so as to instruct the corresponding indoor units to enter a shutdown state.

[0169] In some implementations, the centralized control mode of the target control terminal is in an open state.

[0170] In some implementations, a third designated control is provided on each of the control terminals, and the third designated control is used to control the switch state of the centralized control mode.

[0171] In some embodiments, the control panel 300 further includes: A characteristic parameter acquisition module, configured to acquire characteristic parameters of a target indoor unit associated with the target control terminal; An operation parameter determination module is configured to determine a target operation parameter using a target algorithm for the characteristic parameter, wherein the target operation parameter includes a predicted operation mode of the target indoor unit; The control module 310 is further configured to send a control instruction including the target operating parameter to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, so as to control the corresponding indoor unit based on the target operating parameter.

[0172] In some embodiments, the control panel 300 further includes: The first algorithm determination module is configured to determine that the target control terminal is in an offline state and use a first algorithm as the target algorithm, wherein the first algorithm is a built-in algorithm of the target indoor unit.

[0173] In some embodiments, the operating parameter determination module is further configured to input the characteristic parameter into the first prediction model to obtain the target operating parameter.

[0174] In some implementations, the characteristic parameter includes historical operation data, and the operation parameter determination module is further configured to determine the target operation parameter according to the historical operation data, wherein the historical operation data includes the operation mode adopted by the target indoor unit during the previous operation.

[0175] In some embodiments, the control panel 300 further includes: A second algorithm determination module is configured to determine that the target control terminal is in a networked state and use a second algorithm as the target algorithm, wherein the second algorithm is a built-in algorithm of the server; The operating parameter determination module is also configured to send the characteristic parameter to the server, instruct the server to determine the target operating parameter corresponding to the characteristic parameter according to the second algorithm; and receive the target operating parameter sent by the server.

[0176] In some embodiments, the characteristic parameters include a target identifier of the target indoor unit, and the operating parameter determination module is also configured to determine whether a user triggers a first control, send the characteristic parameters to the server, and instruct the server to search for target operating parameters corresponding to the target identifier, wherein the first control is a control related to a custom algorithm; and receive the target operating parameters sent by the server.

[0177] In some embodiments, the operating parameter determination module is also configured to determine whether a user triggers a second control, send the characteristic parameters to the server, instruct the server to input the characteristic parameters into a second prediction model to obtain the target operating parameters, and the second control is a control related to the model algorithm; and receive the target operating parameters sent by the server.

[0178] In some embodiments, the target operating parameters also include a first control parameter, and the control module 310 is configured to send a control instruction including the predicted operating mode and the first control parameter to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, so as to control the corresponding indoor unit based on the predicted operating mode and the first control parameter, wherein the first control parameter includes at least one of temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle.

[0179] In some embodiments, the control module 310 is also configured to send control instructions including the predicted operation mode to the indoor units among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, so as to instruct the corresponding indoor units to respectively obtain second control parameters corresponding to the predicted operation mode, and control the corresponding indoor units based on the predicted operation mode and the second control parameters, wherein the second control parameters include at least one of temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle.

[0180] The air conditioner involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure includes multiple indoor units, wherein the multiple indoor units correspond to multiple control terminals, the control terminals are used to control the indoor units, and the multiple indoor units are configured to selectively participate in the centralized control mode. When it is detected that a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals is triggered, the target control terminal can send a control instruction to the indoor units participating in the centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units, and the corresponding indoor units can be controlled based on the control instruction. In this way, mode conflicts between the indoor units can be simply and effectively avoided to ensure the normal use of the multi-split system.

[0181] Regarding the control panel in the above embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs operations has been described in detail in the embodiment of the control method of the air conditioner, and will not be elaborated here.

[0182] The present disclosure also provides an air conditioner, which may include the above-mentioned control panel.

[0183] The present disclosure also provides a mobile terminal, which may include an application plug-in, wherein the application plug-in is set on a target application on the mobile terminal, and the application plug-in is configured to implement the above-mentioned air conditioner control method.

[0184] The present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions stored thereon, and when the program instructions are executed by a processor, the steps of the air conditioner control method provided by the present disclosure are implemented.

[0185] In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is further provided. The computer program product includes a computer program executable by a programmable device, and the computer program has a code portion for executing the above-mentioned air conditioner control method when executed by the programmable device.

[0186] Fig.11 1 is a block diagram of a server 1900 for a method for controlling an air conditioner according to an exemplary embodiment. For example, the server 1900 may be provided as a server. Fig.11 The server 1900 includes a processing component 1922, which further includes one or more processors, and a memory resource represented by a memory 1932 for storing instructions executable by the processing component 1922, such as an application. The application stored in the memory 1932 may include one or more modules each corresponding to a set of instructions. In addition, the processing component 1922 is configured to execute instructions to perform the above-mentioned method for controlling the air conditioner.

[0187] The server 1900 may also include a power supply component 1926 configured to perform power management of the server 1900, a wired or wireless network interface 1950 configured to connect the server 1900 to a network, and an input / output interface 1958. The server 1900 may operate based on an operating system stored in the memory 1932, such as Windows Server 2000. TM , MacOS X TM , Unix TM , Linux TM , FreeBSD TM or similar.

[0188] Some embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a chip system, such as Fig.12 As shown, the chip system includes at least one processor 1301 and at least one interface circuit 1302. The processor 1301 and the interface circuit 1302 can be interconnected through lines. For example, the interface circuit 1302 can be used to receive signals from other devices (such as the memory of the mobile terminal). For another example, the interface circuit 1302 can be used to send signals to other devices (such as the processor 1301). Exemplarily, the interface circuit 1302 can read the instructions stored in the memory and send the instructions to the processor 1301. When the instructions are executed by the processor 1301, the control screen can execute the various steps in the above embodiments. Of course, the chip system can also include other discrete devices, and some embodiments of the present disclosure are not specifically limited to this.

[0189] In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the interface circuit 1302 can obtain data, program instructions and / or information from the internal storage area of ​​the chip system; it can also obtain data, program instructions and / or information from outside the chip system.

[0190] Optionally, the chip system also includes a memory, which can be used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0191] Those skilled in the art may also understand that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present application may be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of the two. Whether such functions are implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and the design requirements of the entire system. Those skilled in the art may use various methods to implement the functions described for each specific application, but such implementation should not be understood as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0192] It should be understood that, unless otherwise specifically noted, the features of some embodiments of the various present disclosures described herein may be combined with each other. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any one of the related listed items and any combination of any two or more; similarly, "at least one of . . . " includes any one of the related listed items and any combination of any two or more.

[0193] In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the indicated technical features. Therefore, the features defined as "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In the description herein, the meaning of "plurality" is at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0194] In addition, the word "exemplary" is used herein to indicate serving as an example, instance, or diagram. Any aspect or design described as "exemplary" in this article is not necessarily understood to be advantageous compared to other aspects or designs. On the contrary, the use of the word exemplary is intended to present concepts in a specific way. As used herein, the term "or" is intended to represent an inclusive "or" rather than an exclusive "or". That is, unless otherwise specified or clear from the context, "X applies A or B" is intended to represent any one of the natural inclusive arrangements. That is, if X applies A; X applies B; or X applies both A and B, "X applies A or B" is satisfied under any of the aforementioned examples. In addition, unless otherwise specified or clearly pointed to a singular form from the context, the articles "one" and "an" as used in this application and the appended claims are generally understood to mean "one or more".

[0195] Likewise, although the present disclosure has been shown and described with respect to one or more implementations, equivalent variations and modifications will occur to those skilled in the art after reading and understanding the specification and drawings. The present disclosure includes all such modifications and variations and is limited only by the scope of the claims. In particular, with respect to the various functions performed by the components (e.g., elements, resources, etc.) described above, unless otherwise indicated, the terms used to describe such components are intended to correspond to any component (functionally equivalent) that performs the specific functions of the described components, even if the structure is not equivalent to the disclosed structure. In addition, although specific features of the present disclosure may have been disclosed with respect to only one of several implementations, such features may be combined with one or more other features of other implementations as may be desired and beneficial to any given or specific application. In addition, with respect to "including", "having", "having", "having", or variations thereof used in a specific embodiment or claim, such terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term "comprising".

[0196] Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate other embodiments of the present disclosure after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any modification, use or adaptation of the present disclosure, which follows the general principles of the present disclosure and includes common knowledge or customary techniques in the art that are not disclosed in the present disclosure. The specification and examples are intended to be exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are indicated by the appended claims.

[0197] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures that have been described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an air conditioner, characterized in that: The air conditioner includes a plurality of indoor units, the plurality of indoor units correspond to a plurality of control terminals, the control terminals are used to control the indoor units, the plurality of indoor units are configured to selectively participate in a centralized control mode, and the method includes: In response to a trigger operation on a target control on a target control terminal among the multiple control terminals, a control instruction is sent to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor unit.

2. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The centralized control mode has an on state and an off state on the control end. When the centralized control mode is in the on state, the indoor unit is configured to participate in the centralized control mode.

3. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control end is a control panel, and the control panel is connected to the indoor unit to control the indoor unit; or The control end is an application plug-in, and the application plug-in is used to wirelessly control the indoor unit.

4. The air conditioner control method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The air conditioner is a multi-split air conditioner, the control panel is the control panel of the multi-split air conditioner, the multi-split air conditioner also includes an outdoor unit, the outdoor unit is connected to the multiple indoor units, and each of the indoor units is connected to at least one corresponding control panel.

5. The air conditioner control method according to claim 3, characterized in that: The application plug-in is arranged on a target application program of the mobile terminal, and the target account corresponding to the target application program is bound to the multiple indoor units.

6. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of sending a control instruction to the indoor unit participating in the centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units in response to a trigger operation on a target control unit on a target control unit among the multiple control units to control the corresponding indoor unit includes: In response to a trigger operation on a first designated control on the target control terminal, a full-on control instruction is sent to the indoor units among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to instruct the corresponding indoor units to enter a power-on state.

7. The air conditioner control method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The full-on control instruction includes a power-on instruction and / or a first operation mode, wherein the first operation mode is the operation mode of the target indoor unit corresponding to the target control terminal before being turned off.

8. The air conditioner control method according to claim 6, characterized in that: The full-on control instruction includes a power-on instruction and / or a second operation mode, and the second operation mode is a mode in which the target indoor unit corresponding to the target control terminal is currently running.

9. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The step of sending a control instruction to the indoor unit participating in the centralized control mode among the multiple indoor units in response to a trigger operation on a target control unit on a target control unit among the multiple control units to control the corresponding indoor unit includes: In response to a trigger operation on a second designated control on the target control terminal, a full-off control instruction is sent to the indoor units among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to instruct the corresponding indoor units to enter a shutdown state.

10. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The centralized control mode of the target control terminal is in an open state.

11. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: A third designated control is provided on each of the control terminals, and the third designated control is used to control the switch state of the centralized control mode.

12. The air conditioner control method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Acquire characteristic parameters of a target indoor unit associated with the target control terminal; Determining target operating parameters using a target algorithm for the characteristic parameters, the target operating parameters including a predicted operating mode of the target indoor unit; The sending of control instructions to the indoor units among the plurality of indoor units that participate in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor units includes: A control instruction including the target operating parameter is sent to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, so as to control the corresponding indoor unit based on the target operating parameter.

13. The air conditioner control method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The method further comprises: It is determined that the target control terminal is in an offline state, and a first algorithm is used as the target algorithm, where the first algorithm is a built-in algorithm of the target indoor unit.

14. The air conditioner control method according to claim 13, characterized in that: The first algorithm is implemented by a first prediction model in the target control terminal, and the target operation parameter is determined by using the target algorithm for the characteristic parameter, including: The characteristic parameters are input into the first prediction model to obtain the target operating parameters.

15. The air conditioner control method according to claim 13, characterized in that: The characteristic parameters include historical operation data, and the determining the target operation parameters by using the target algorithm for the characteristic parameters further includes: The target operation parameter is determined according to the historical operation data, wherein the historical operation data includes an operation mode adopted by the target indoor unit during the previous operation.

16. The air conditioner control method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The method further comprises: Determine that the target control terminal is in a networked state, and use a second algorithm as the target algorithm, wherein the second algorithm is a built-in algorithm of the server; The step of determining the target operating parameter by using a target algorithm for the characteristic parameter includes: Sending the characteristic parameter to the server, and instructing the server to determine a target operating parameter corresponding to the characteristic parameter according to the second algorithm; Receive the target operating parameters sent by the server.

17. The air conditioner control method according to claim 16, characterized in that: The characteristic parameter includes a target identifier of the target indoor unit, and sending the characteristic parameter to the server to instruct the server to determine a target operating parameter corresponding to the characteristic parameter according to the second algorithm includes: Determining that a user triggers a first control, sending the characteristic parameter to the server, and instructing the server to search for a target operating parameter corresponding to the target identifier, wherein the first control is a control related to a custom algorithm; Receive the target operating parameters sent by the server.

18. The air conditioner control method according to claim 16, characterized in that: The sending the characteristic parameter to the server, and instructing the server to determine the target operating parameter corresponding to the characteristic parameter according to the second algorithm, includes: Determine that the user triggers the second control, send the characteristic parameter to the server, and instruct the server to input the characteristic parameter into a second prediction model to obtain the target operating parameter, wherein the second control is a control related to the model algorithm; Receive the target operating parameters sent by the server.

19. The air conditioner control method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The target operating parameters also include a first control parameter; The sending of control instructions to the indoor units among the plurality of indoor units that participate in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor units includes: A control instruction including the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter is sent to the indoor unit among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode, so as to control the corresponding indoor unit based on the predicted operation mode and the first control parameter, wherein the first control parameter includes at least one of temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle.

20. The air conditioner control method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The sending of control instructions to the indoor units among the plurality of indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to control the corresponding indoor units further includes: A control instruction including the predicted operation mode is sent to the indoor units among the multiple indoor units participating in the centralized control mode to instruct the corresponding indoor units to respectively obtain second control parameters corresponding to the predicted operation mode, and to control the corresponding indoor units based on the predicted operation mode and the second control parameters, wherein the second control parameters include at least one of temperature, wind speed and air guide plate angle.

21. A control panel, characterized in that: The control screen is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1-20.

22. An air conditioner, characterized in that: The air conditioner includes the control panel as claimed in claim 21.

23. A mobile terminal, characterized in that: It comprises an application plug-in, which is arranged on a target application on the mobile terminal, and is configured to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 20.

24. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, characterized in that: When the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in any one of claims 1 to 20 are implemented.

25. A computer program product, characterized in that The invention comprises a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 20.

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